In direct confrontation in fourth place at the West Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies By 134 to 127, on Saturday night (29), at Tennessee, in a match that marked the debut of interim coach Tuomas Iisalo. Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and LeBron James were the highlights of the visiting team.
And the mark of 42 thousand points in the regular season arrived. With the result, the California team took the lead in the table and occupies the fourth place with 45 wins and 29 losses – against 44 and 30 of the opponent, the fifth.
Trio of Stars made a difference
Austin Reaves scored 31 points and gave eight assists, while Luka Doncic contributed 29 points and nine assists.
They even led the scoring for 20 points in the first half, but wasted the advantage and left the fierce dispute in the fourth period, when the two teams took turns ahead on the scoreboard.
Desmond Bane led Memphis with 29 points, while Jaren Jackson Jr. added 24. Ja Moant contributed one ” – 22 points and 10 assists. The good performance of the team in the second half, but was not enough to defeat the visitors, who made 19 baskets of 3 points, one less than their record of the season.
